Tracy and I had this crazy idea that doing a Muddy obstacle race would be fun! It was FUN! It was a total BLAST!!! If you like to play in the mud even a little bit and you like the challenge of doing a HARD race, then I totally recommend this. It's about a 5K distance. We picked Saturday, June 16th to complete our Warrior Dash. We both brought waterproof cameras so we could get a piece of all the action. I thought the day was just amazing and I was glad we did it. Here are some helpful hints that you should follow if you are planning on doing one of these races:
Wear compression shorts or bike shorts or something that hold your loose thigh skin in. Can be under the costume, but trust me, I wish I had worn these.
If you have bad knees or super sensitive knees then wear knee pads.
Wear gloves if you don't have rough warrior hands and don't want scratches or cuts.
If you don't want bruises, scrapes, cuts, or scratches of any kind, then skip the obstacles.
If you don't like to play in the mud then you should stay home.
Many signs leading to the race, you will NOT get lost getting there. |
The start line. Every few minutes fire came out of the sign. |
Obstacle#1--The Trenches. You crawl under boards on dirt and rocks. This is where gloves and knee pads would have been real nice. |
Obstacle #2--Mortimer's Crossing. You balance your way across the wobbly rope. This one was a little scary for me. |
Back side of obstacle #3. Scariest part of race for me. I actually screamed on the way down. |
Obstacle #4 called Storming Normandy. You had to military crawl under barbed wire. |
Obstacle #5 Vicious Valleys. I didn't like this one. I felt it was hard on the feet and body to get through it. |
Tracy and I after obstacle #6. If you are not muddy by this point then you skipped the obstacles. |
Obstacle #7 Road Rage. You stampede your way through rusted wreckage and tires. Here is Tracy posing. |
Me totally posing. By the way, the cars are a little slick because a lot of wet bodies have gone over them. Be careful on this one. |
Obstacle #8 Hard Rain. You climb up this with lots of water coming down at you. I found this one a bit tricky, but refreshing. |
Obstacle #9 Great Warrior Wall. If you aren't a climber, then I suggest practicing pushups for upper body strength. |
Obstacle #10 Chaotic Crossover. Basically you climb over a cargo net and try not to fall through. I was very slow on this and was being passed by Wave #3 at this point. |
Obstacle #12 Cargo Climb. You have to climb to the top of this. then do climb down. It may look easy, but it's not. By this point I was wishing I had gloves. Lots of ropes and climbing. |
Tracy and I taking our traditional "Picture of ourselves" while still in the mud pit. |
Getting hosed off after. Very cold by the way. |
Tracy and I with our Warrior Dash finishing medals. Well deserved. |
A silly guy in a Flash costume posing for me. |
I actually spent the money and bought a giant turkey leg to celebrate like a warrior. The turkey was not the good by the way and I wouldn't recommend it. Just looked good for a picture. |
The crazy warrior was posing for me also. He was complete with fairy wings, speedo, stuffed bra and a wig. He was very hairy and muddy. |
The shirt. |
My bib number, medal and warrior helmet. |
Tracy was so smart because she is the one that recommended the early wave so we could go back to the hotel after the race and shower. What a great idea.
1 comment:
Great Blog...Im planning on doing the Warrior Dash in Earlham Iowa on the 14th of July and Tri in July Next weekend.
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